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Regarding VPN's. I work abroad a lot, in the past I have used one called my-private-network and also Witopia. However a simple and much cheaper one (5$ for 6 months) is Viatun, only problem is that they don't have one for Windows 8 yet. Just for info.

Well that solves it then, I'm not on the list! Thank you for finding this for me.

Thanks for the reply Betty , I have checked and no programmes give me the option to download. It may be different on the Ipad, I was hoping someone with an Android tablet could confirm they had a similar experience or not as the case may be.

Lately the BBC have been showing advertisements showing how you can take their BBC Iplayer programmes, downloaded, with you on the train etc using your phone or tablet. I have an Asus fonpad (Nexus 7 by another name), I also use a VPN. When I access BBC Iplayer and choose my programme, it allows me to watch it but there is no facility to download it. I am using Iplayer on my computer so it is unlikely to be 'driver error', does anyone have any information on how to over come this?

You can use BBCIplayer radio now when abrod without a VPN, just download the app.

Many thanks to all those above for taking the time to reply. I note your comments with interest and they will hopefully add to the sucess of the finished job.

I did look through old posts but they seemed to all refer to internal pointing. I am about to start on pointing the external walls of our 400 year old Languedoc Mas. I have researched as much as possible and through lots of conflicting information. However I need to start and therefore just want any last minute advise.  I am going to use a soft sand and chau mix of 3 to 1, put in by hand and brushed finish a couple of hours later. I am open to suggestions as to changing this, what do you think?

Damn, seems I have lost BT Sport 1, only checked because of your comment. That is way down here in The Languedoc.

After a bit of research I seem to have found the problem with my pool is 'PH lock'. I have a very high alkalinity reading and the suggested remedy is to dilute the pool water with fresh water....................however.........................I also did a test on our tap water (forage) and found it also has a very high alkalinity (245). Does anyone know of a product I could purchase from the pool shop which would help or does anyone have another suggestion. Thanks

Thanks to Quillan and Chancer for the help. The other providers mentioned do seem to offer as good if not better, Free have one for 2 euros per month which sounds scarily cheap but does all I need and no contract so I might just give it a go, better than the 44 euros I am paying at present.

I am looking to change my mobile provider and have recently been sent an E-mail from NRJ mobile with a special offer of 19:99 euros per month sans engagement for all I need. Just wanted to ask if anyone has any expierience of this company or any advice.  Thanks in anticipation.

Well I dont actually use my client space however if I did I would have to enter my Wanadoo address as I dont have an orange one.

Well thanks for your help so far however I still cannot send E-mails from my Wanadoo address (or any other address come to that)! I am on Windows Live mail (used for ages with no problems). My settings are now as follows Servers Incoming - POP3 Incoming mail - pop.orange.fr Outgoing mail - smtp.orange.fr Advanced Outgoing mail(smtp) port 25 Incoming port 110 Do I tick "This server requires a secure connection" I tried both ways without sucess. Can you suggest anything else to try?

Totally fed up with smtp.com as mail send has totally failed. Can anyone tell me what I need to change on my pop3 'thingy' to get mail sent by Orange instead. I am abroad working at the moment so have limited access to internet but if anyone can help with short instuctions (Quillan perhaps)! I would be very grateful. Bob W

OK did test. With VPN connected upload was 1.52Mbps and without VPN connected it was 1.58Mbps download was around 0.25, does this help?

Thanks for your reply. I use my laptop at present with my ‘G’ router and it works well. I stream frequently (especially in the football season) and I do get some ‘buffering’ not a lot but some. My thoughts are that as my router is about 8 years old it might be a good time to upgrade and see if ‘N’ makes any difference. We are about 5 Kms from the ‘source’ and I hoped that the download speed might be improved…..no?

Thanks Pierre. I do need the best speed possible for streaming and hope that this will improve on my existing G standard router. My laptop is set for N standard so that's not a problem. I dont know about line speed I top out at 54 Mbps at present and hope to increase that. I have also looked at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Billion-BiPAC-7800N-Broadband-Wireless-N/dp/B002TOKGL8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344518983&sr=8-1 Another friend has commented about The Cisco "It makes no reference to providing ADSL2 interface. It is just a wireless router." This I don't really understand, I just want something to let me pick up streamed video on my laptop without a wired connection, do you think either of these, The Cisco or the Billion would do that?

At present I am using a Netgear 54Mbps wireless router. I want to upgrade to a dual band 'N ' router. I have seen something which I think will do the job (i.e. alow me to pick up the internet wirelessly on my laptop) however would like a 'Techie' to confirm for me that this is the right thing. It can be found at http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/network-wifi/3264682/cisco-linksys-e4200-review/ Would this do the job? Thanks for the help  

Stop putting salt in the pool and start putting multi-function gallets in the skimmers (or chlor lent ones). I had exactly the same problem 4 years ago and did this, no problem since, however do watch how much multi function you use or cyuranic acid levels can be a problem.

Thanks to both of you, that's sorted it.

Does anyone know how to access default settings in Powerpoint? When starting a presentation the title font and text size and the body font and text size are already set (along with other things like bullet type), how can I change them without having to change each individual slide? Thanks.

Thanks again Quillan for your help. My outgoing mail is hosted by SMTP.com. A week or so ago I noticed that none of my e-mails to other Wanadoo/Orange addresses was being received. To cut a long story short, SMTP said Orange had blocked all SMTP mail due to 'a problem' (someone spamming I assume). They said they were on the case and would let me know when the matter was resolved. In the interim I wanted to try to change my outgoing mail host back to Wanadoo, that was the reason I was looking for help. All is now solved and working fine. We are in Sicily later this year and my wife will try using port 26 to send mail. Best wishes Bob

Looks like that was the problem. Just changed it,  re-connected and my Wanadoo outbox have cleared, many thanks Quillan, sometimes you can't see something staring you in the face! Bob

This is the error message The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'test' Server: 'stmp.com' Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC0E Protocol: SMTP Port: 26 Secure(SSL): No Socket Error: 10060 I have tried ports 25, 2525,587 and 26 all to no avail. As server I have tried stmp.orange.fr as well as stmp.com, think I tried stmp.wanadoo.fr as well. This error message just been received so the suggested port 26 didn't work :( Regards Bob

Thanks to all for the replies so far, however having tried the different set up's and ports suggested nothing seeems to work. Quillan, I am not outside France however the problem is a replication of the problem my wife has (with exactly the same set up on her laptop) when she is abroad, i.e. can receive but not reply. Does anyone have the number for the Orange helpdesk in English? Once again many thanks to all.